Chapter 26: Three story building (1/2)

Chapter 26: Three story building

It was pitch dark on the street. Even though there were street lamps lined up along the road, there was no electricity to power them. After the moonlight faded off, what could be seen gradually became lesser and lesser. Humans rely on their sight most of the time. Therefore, when they are submerged into an environment where their vision is impaired, fear and anxiety will arise. Worried that the darkness would be hiding something dangerous and descend upon them when they are at their weakest.

The night wind was getting stronger. The howling wind created sounds that resonated beside their ears and caused them to feel the chill. They felt unease as if they could hear noises right behind them. However, the thing that was colder than what they felt on the skin was the desperation felt in their hearts. The cold and lonely feeling that there was no hope for them in this Trembling World, and the helplessness of being lost at a foreign place. The uncertainty of whether this was all a dream or if they could wake up from this nightmare the next day. In fact, there might not even be a next day if they didn’t survive now.

LuLu and Pan Hua only had vision of two to three metres away from them. Just enough to let them see each other and Liu Gan who was in front of them. If Liu Gan was to secretly increase his pace by a bit, then he would disappear completely from their field of sight. This lead LuLu to feel a little bit frantic, as Liu Gan was currently her life buoy. So she took out her cellphone to use as a source of light, but the moment it lit up the road, Liu Gan turned back to shout at her to turn it off.

In this darkness, any type of bright light was very noticeable. It was very easy to attract zombies over, and if there were too many zombies, or a colossal zombie got attracted, then Liu Gan might have to abandoned them both to escape.

Liu Gan could tell that Pan Hua and LuLu’s true nature was rather kind, and their thinking was straightforward and simple. With them as his squad, at night he could relax a bit more. In this world, being able to recover with sleep was very important to countering exhaustion. With these two, he could rely on them as watchguards, so there was no need to sacrifice them.

Considering that it was now pitch black, and it might suddenly rain, then it would be dangerous for them. Liu Gan decided that it would be wise to find a nearby location to rest for the night. With his vision stronger, he could still see within 10 meters or so even in this darkness. Any further, and it would be impossible.

Walking forward a few meters, Liu Gan arrived at a slanted alley, with a nearby three story building.

This three story building has a storefront on the first floor, and judging from the shop sign it should be a hardware store. The front of the store had a metal grate over it. It looked undamaged from the outside so it was safe to infer that the inside could be safe. The building’s 3rd floor had a balcony, and up above it were some women’s undergarments drying. It looked like someone was living here, so there should be a bed and furniture inside.

This building was near a fork in the road, and the field of sight that it had was wide. If anything happened, it was easy to choose a direction to escape. Liu Gan didn’t have many choices because he must find a suitable location before it rains, and this was his best option.

The first floor had that gate that was impossible to break into easily, so without anymore options, Liu Gan had to think of a way to climb in. He wanted to wandered to the back of the building to inspect.

“Boss…” Pan Hua wanted to suggest something to Liu Gan, but Liu Gan suddenly lifted his finger to his mouth. The universal symbol of be quiet. Pan Hua immediately recognized it and stopped midway. Liu Gan arched his back as if he was warming up for battle.